Liquid Listening

Charity number: 1154224
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Liquid Listening aims to increase the well being of disabled children, young people and adults, and explore ways to promote their education and health, increased awareness and meaningful involvement with their environment. We do this by providing underwater listening sessions for children with special and complex needs, creative music-making activities and training for their teachers and carers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £90,190
Total expenditure: £96,073

Total income includes £2,800 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 October 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Liquid Listening (Working name)
  • LIQUID VIBRATIONS (Previous name)
Company number:
07344079 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Frank Lush Chair 03 April 2023
None on record
Hannah Marina Bujic Trustee 03 April 2023
None on record
Janet Elizabeth Tyson Trustee 03 April 2023
None on record
Lorna Crust Trustee 03 April 2023
None on record
Duncan Fairbairn Chapman Trustee 29 October 2020
None on record
Clare Louise Smith Trustee 14 July 2020
None on record
Michael Graham Bettridge Trustee 01 July 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £12.49k £28.47k £86.89k £102.78k £90.19k
Total expenditure £12.82k £12.96k £55.85k £78.77k £96.07k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £10.72k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.80k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 17 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 17 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 10 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 18 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 29 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 29 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 04 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 Not Required
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 JUL 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02/09/2013 as amended on 27 Feb 2023 as amended on 31 Aug 2023

Charitable objects

1. The advancement of education of disabled children and adults and children and adults with special needs in the arts and in particular the art of music and through the use of new technology and new ways of experiencing music and musical vibrations. 2. The advancement of education through the promotion of research into the educational and therapeutic use of the arts and in particular the art of music for the benefit of disabled children and adults and the publication of the useful results of such research for the public benefit. 3. The relief of need and sickness and the promotion of health and wellbeing primarily but not exclusively for children and adults with special needs and disabilities, through the medium of underwater music and vibrations.

Contact information

Address:
Bettridge & Co Accountants
28 Broad Street
WOKINGHAM
Berkshire
RG40 1AB
Phone:
07903 369903
Email:
judith@liquidlistening.org
Website:

liquidlistening.org